Three reasons stand behind my wish to study in the UK. First, Britain boasts the leading educational system in the world, characterized by state-of-art facilities and advanced teaching strategies. Second, British education attaches great importance to theoretical foundation, the latest and practical technology. This ensures that I can apply my knowledge immediately after I return to China. Finally, British education is reputed for the fusion of coursework with presentations. This allows students to bring into full play of their initiative and to improve their problem-solving ability. What I benefit from such an education is not simply knowledge, but more importantly, a new mode of thinking, of analysis and problem-solving strategies.

A British education will be vitally important to my personal and career development as I am to concentrate on three particular areas The first is Public Health (in Developing Countries). At China National Communication and Education Center for Family Planning where I am working, I am involved in health education, an important part of public health. As my undergraduate program specialized in clinical medicine, it is necessary for me to develop sufficient knowledge in policies of public health, health administration, preventive medicine and health project management in order to prove competent for my work.

My second concentration is AIDS Prevention and in this regard UCL's STIS & HIV program will satisfy my academic needs. Centered exclusively around AIDS, the program offers a comprehensive spectrum of specialized courses in health administration of AIDS, clinical diagnosis and therapy, laboratory screening, virology, health education. I will develop an overall knowledge of AIDS and will be better equipped to provide services to the public when I undertake AIDS prevention education, a job that I have been doing over the past 4 years.

Nutrition Science is my third area of concentration. The Center has adopted my proposal that a nutrition consultation department be set up to provide consulting services ranging from pregnancy and reproduction nutrition, infant nutrition, adolescent nutrition, to senescence nutrition. I have been put in charge of the Department because of my medical background.

I have every reason to believe that I will contribute significantly to my organization. Established in 1997 as the first program sponsored by United Nation's Population Foundation and directly affiliated to China National Population and Family Planning Commission, the Center is a multimedia health education organization (encompassing TV, broadcasting, website, Internet, publication, exhibition, consultation, hotline and magazine) maintaining sound working relations with international organization, winning “Global Media Award for Best Combined Media Effort”. Within next five to ten years, the Center plans to develop into a modernized international health education center. Toward such an objective, the Center must be operated according to advanced international health administration standards and professionals with both medical knowledge and administrative skills are needed. Among all the workers at this Center, only three have professional medical background. It is obvious that I have a major role to play in the future development of the Center. Upon completion my studies in the UK and returning to China, I plan to set up advanced training programs in AIDS prevention or nutrition consultation at national and provincial levels. My international perspectives and experiences will not simply become my personal assets. They will also be useful in making my organization professional, efficient, and international.